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Event Details
| Event | Lightning |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | MARSHALL |
| WFO | HUN |
| Begin Date | 10/26/2010 16:46:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 2 |
| Begin Azimuth | NE |
| Begin Location | LAKEVIEW |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 34.35/-86.3 |
| End Date | 10/26/2010 16:46:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 1/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A potent upper level trough of low pressure and strong upper jet streak pushed through the Tennessee Valley on the 26th. Unseasonably high temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s and dew points in the upper 60s to near 70 produced an unstable environment. Deep layer shear was sufficient for supercell thunderstorms, while low level shear was quite strong as well. As a result, numerous supercell thunderstorms, many of them low topped, erupted in multiple bands across northern Alabama as early as late morning and lasted into the early evening hours. The storms brought the potential for severe weather for around eight hours. Many of the storms contained meso-cyclones, but only four produced brief weak tornadoes. Others produced wind damage associated with the rear flank downdrafts of the storms or with bowing segments. |
| Event Narrative | A woman was struck by lightning. Thankfully injuries were minor enough that she declined medical treatment. Time estimated based on radar. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 311.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| NORTH FLORENCE | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 10/26/2010 | 10:54 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 8.00K | 0.00K |
| COLBERT (ZONE) | COLBERT (ZONE) | AL | 10/26/2010 | 10:54 | CST-6 | Strong Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 3.00K | 0.00K |
| HILLSBORO | LAWRENCE CO. | AL | 10/26/2010 | 12:23 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| FARLEY | MADISON CO. | AL | 10/26/2010 | 13:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 12.00K | 0.00K |
| GREENBRIER | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 10/26/2010 | 14:40 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| GREENBRIER | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 10/26/2010 | 14:58 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| MADISON | MADISON CO. | AL | 10/26/2010 | 15:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 8.00K | 0.00K |
| LAKEVIEW | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 10/26/2010 | 16:27 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K |
| LAKEVIEW | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 10/26/2010 | 16:46 | CST-6 | Lightning | 0 | 1 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WHITON | DEKALB CO. | AL | 10/26/2010 | 17:03 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 200.00K | 0.00K |
| MC VILLE | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 10/26/2010 | 17:13 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| GUNTERSVILLE MUNI AR | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 10/26/2010 | 23:18 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 74 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 311.00K | 0.00K |
